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The Doctor says farewell

9 hours ago | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

[Warning: mild spoilers for Doctor Who: The End of Time ahead] David Tennant's tenure as Doctor Who ended this weekend, and not without a few tears (including a few from our own Brad Trechak).

On a personal note, this was the end of an era for me, because it was Tennant who pulled me back into Doctor Who a couple of seasons ago. I had heard the new series was great, but didn't manage to catch Christopher Eccleston's incarnation. I have since gone back and watched his series, but I may not have had Tennant not been such a fantastic fit for the role (Brad also explained this in out Best TV of the '00s feature).

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- Nick Zaino

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David Tennant Bids Adieu

11 hours ago | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »

His departure brought tears to the eyes of many fans, but David Tennant's on-screen good-bye was nothing like what he had to go through as an actor away from the cameras.But there were cameras there, capturing every minute, as Tennant embarked on his final adventures with the sonic screwdriver and his trusty Tardis. That footage, which has never before been seen, has been included as part of the DVD release of the "Doctor Who" specials that will be released Feb. 2. It has all the 2009 specials, including "Planet of the Dead," "Waters of Mars," and both parts of "The End of Time."It also has a number of special features, including a new "Doctor Who Confidential" for "The Next Doctor," the 2008 Christmas special, which is not available anywhere else.BBC has been kind enough to provide a sneak »

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New ‘Toy Story 3′ Featurette Introduces Mr. Prickelpants

11 hours ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

While the name does sound pretty imaginary, the character is quite real, and will be voiced by an even more real actor, Timothy Dalton. Fresh from playing the big bad in the Christmas Special of BBC’s Doctor Who, Dalton will be taking on one of his most difficult roles yet: a porcupine in lederhosen named Mr. Pricklepants.

We’ve already gotten a glimpse at the very first trailer, as well as an extended clip from the film. Now we get a new special preview, with words from director Lee Unkrich. In the film, the story picks up years later, as Andy is getting ready to move to college. He makes the decision to get rid of his toys by donating them to a daycare. From there we get to see what kind of a nightmare toddlers can be from the perspective of toys.

Check out the featurette after the jump, »

- Sebastian Suchecki

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'Doctor Who' Finale, 'Avatar' Vs. 'The Ant Bully,' And Batman's Cowl In Today's Twitter Report

13 hours ago | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Viewers on both sides of the Atlantic have been sounding off about David Tennant's send-off from "Doctor Who" in the two-part "The End of Time" story that concluded last week. "Dw" comic creators Tony Lee and Pia Guerra were among them.

"Avatar" is still on everyone's minds as well, though, with the film globally passing the $1 billion mark. Comics industry tweeters have been pointing out similarities to "The Last Samurai" and "Dances With Wolves" for a while, but Pj Holden was the first I've seen who drew a parallel between James Cameron's film and "The Ant Bully." Check out his retweeted assessment after the jump along with Erik Larsen on Neal Adams' Batman cowl, some Mike Oemming "Powers" pages and Marc Bernardin's bold statement about "The Hobbit."

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for January 4, 2010.

@pauljholden watching The Ant Bully with Nathan - blimey this »

- Brian Warmoth

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Celebrity Big Brother nets 6m viewers

15 hours ago | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

The launch of Celebrity Big Brother's last hurrah on Channel 4 drew nearly 6 million viewers on Sunday, but the reality programme that came to define much of television's last decade faces being eclipsed by new dance contests from the BBC and Sky.

Celebrity Big Brother features, among others, glamour model Katie Price's boyfriend Alex Reid and her ex-boyfriend, former boyband singer Dane Bowers, as well as former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss and the actress Stephanie Beacham. It won the 9pm slot on Sunday night with an average of 5.8 million viewers. That was slightly higher than last year's launch, which attracted an average of 5.5 million.

Yet with a touch of irony, the programme's host, Davina McCall, is doing her bit to steal the spotlight with her role as the host of Sky1's new dance reality show Got To Dance.

The show, which launched three hours earlier than CBB on Sunday, »

- Mark Sweney

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The Point Radio: David Tennant On Matt Smith

15 hours ago | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »

We close the door on Doctor Who, for awhile anyway. But first, now former Doctor David Tennant weighs in on his favorite moments and the new guy. Meanwhile, at the Box Office The Dark Knight gets trounced by those 'blue guys'.

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- Mike Raub

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The End of Time Part 2: A fitting farewell for David Tennant?

16 hours ago | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Tonight's concluding part of Doctor Who special The End of Time saw in the new year with the departure of David Tennant.

After a rather mixed first instalment - involving a silly plan by the resurrected Master - it was time for a tearful goodbye and then Matt Smith emerged from the regeneration process ready for the next series in the spring.

So, what did you think? Did the episode work? Was it a good send-off for Tennant's Time Lord?

If you haven't yet seen the episode, there are Spoilers Ahead...

Thankfully, this second part corrected some of the weaker parts of the first instalment, with Timothy Dalton's Time Lord leader using a supercharged gauntlet to zap away the Master-race subplot (which brought us John Simm in a skirt). Meanwhile Bernard Cribbins, whose performance was one of the strengths of the earlier episode, was given a greater role in the story. »

- David Bentley

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What Did You Think of Captain Jack's Appearance on the "Doctor Who" Finale?

17 hours ago | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

***Warning*** This post has a spoiler about the finale of David Tennant's run on Doctor Who.

For those Torchwood/Doctor Who fans who didn't swear off of any show written by Russell T Davies for all of eternity, this weekend's Doctor Who finale &#8212 marking the end of David Tennant's run as the Doctor &#8212 had a very intriguing scene right at the end.

Interesting, no? The mind reels with possibilities. Is this just a little throwaway scene signifying nothing? That's a possibility, but having the Doctor introduce Jack to Alonso, the character played by out actor Russell Tovey, seems to indicate something more. I've put out some feelers to a contact close to the show, but they are being very tight-lipped. So if this is a setup for Alonso to join Captain Jack for whatever comes next, we'll just have to wait and see!

I'm guessing I know what most of you already think, »

- michael

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Geronimo: First Look at Season Five of "Doctor Who"

18 hours ago | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »

"Trust me, I'm the Doctor." Those of us still sniffing following this weekend's Doctor Who: The End of Time and the departure of series lead David Tennant can at least look forward to some new adventures for The Doctor heading our way later this year. (You can read my thoughts on Part One of Doctor Who: The End of Time here and on Part Two here.) The BBC has released a fantastic one-minute-plus trailer for Season Five of Doctor Who, featuring new series lead Matt Smith as The Doctor and Karen Gillan as new companion Amy Pond. As Who fans well know, Season Five of Doctor Who also sees the head writing and executive producing duties being taken over by Steven Moffat, who previously wrote some of the series' most memorable installments, including "The Doctor Dances," "The Girl in the Fireplace," "Blink," and "Silence in the Library," to name a few. »

- Jace

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David Tennant`s final Doctor Who scenes seen by more than 10 million people

18 hours ago | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

David Tennant's final scenes as Doctor Who were seen by more than 10 million people on New Year's Day. The 38-year-old has played the Doctor for four years and is handing over the reins to 27-year-old actor Matt Smith. His last scenes in the episode, called The End Of Time, saw Tennant killed off and the Doctor regenerated into the body of Smith. A spokesman for the BBC said that an average of 10.4 million people watched the show, taking 35.5 per cent of the total audience. The spokesman added that the BBC was 'absolutely delighted' as the total is thought to be the highest figure for the show in recent years. »

- Sophie Eager

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Twitter War: #biggaybattle Draws Some Big Guns

19 hours ago | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Before it gets ugly, let's dial it back to adorable.

When we started coverage of our Man of the Decade poll, it had already been going on for ten days, quiet and uneventful. Mostly, we were amused and flattered that people like Neil Patrick Harris and John Barrowman had noticed it was happening. Sure, we'd interviewed both before, but we weren't expecting anything but an accounting of our membership. We knew how big it was, and thought we'd entice it into voting by playing with the fact the leaders, who were in a dead heat, had made 140 character campaign speeches.

Once we noted that the cards were stacked a little in Nph's favor because he had more Twitter followers, the campaigns took off though, with Jonathan Ross stepping into the fray in support of his friend Barrowman. At that point, it seemed, it was on.

Celebrity endorsements started flying at 140 characters, »

- lostinmiami

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Gold confirms Gatiss, Roberts 'Who' return

19 hours ago | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Murray Gold has revealed that Mark Gatiss and Gareth Roberts have penned episodes for Matt Smith's first series of Doctor Who. Gatiss wrote 'The Unquiet Dead' and 'The Idiot's Lantern' for previous series, while Roberts penned 'The Shakespeare Code' and 'The Unicorn and the Wasp', and also co-wrote 'Planet Of The Dead'. The show composer told musicfromthemovies that his own approach would alter because of the exit of David Tennant from the lead role and replacement of showrunner Russell T. Davies with Stephen Moffat. Gold said: "In all honesty I make refinements anyway, when I score Steven's episodes, because they do come at the story from a different angle. "I don't (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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First Look At Matt Smith As The Next ‘Doctor Who’

19 hours ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

With the ending of last year also came the end of an era for fans of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who. January 1st was the second half of the season 4 finale, in which David Tennant hung up his trenchcoat and sonic screwdriver to make way for the next actor to take on the titular role.

Though the end of the episode meant that Tennant and showrunner Russel T. Davies would be leaving, it also means that new writer Stephen Moffat and unknown actor Matt Smith will now be picking up the slack. The Tennant era started in 2006, while Davies was the brains behind the show’s relaunch back in 2005.

Now, with a new Doctor, comes all new adventures. Smith made his on-screen debut in the final moments of the finale, but this is the first time we’ll be seeing him in action (albeit in under 90 seconds). Check out »

- Matt Raub

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Video: Matt Smith's 'In Bruges' deleted scene

21 hours ago | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

If you've been living under a rock this past week you may have missed David Tennant regenerating into Matt Smith in Doctor Who. Smith was a virtual unknown when he won the role of the 11th Doctor last year, but the British actor almost made it to the big screen before that playing the younger version of Ralph Fiennes's hitman Harry in 2008's excellent crime thriller In (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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First Look At The New Doctor Who In Action. Younger. Prettier. Gunnier.

3 January 2010 12:11 PM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

With the David Tennant era of Doctor Who now well and officially over, the BBC have rolled out their first trailer for the Matt Smith era of Doctor-dom.  Plus side:  The Weeping Angels are back.  Their original episode (Blink) is one of the best bit sof Who ever put on screen so this is a good thing indeed.  Negative side: I object to the firearm.  Yes, I know guns have been used on occasion in the past but one of the things that distinguishes Doctor Who from pretty much every piece of American science fiction ever is his dislike of firearms and I really don't like seeing one so prominently featured in the marketing.  Check the trailer below!

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Verdict on the BBC's new remake of The Day Of The Triffids

3 January 2010 11:31 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Doctor Who special The End of Time certainly improved in its second instalment but the same can't really be said for The BBC's adaptation of The Day of the Triffids, which lost some of its sting.

I'm left with the feeling that there should have been a few more episodes to develop the story. But it was a brave effort at updating John Wyndham's classic novel and boasted a top-notch cast. Spoilers ahead...

The Triffids themselves - which were not shown in any images or trailers before the programme aired - were fine when they appeared, this time looking more like lilies than the pitcher plants of the 1981 serial and with writhing root tendrils for locomotion (and snaring prey) rather than the ginseng-like nodules of their earlier incarnation.

These man-eaters were a naturally-occurring species from Africa rather than being the result of 'ingenious biological meddling' in Russia (as in »

- David Bentley

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Rage Against the Dying of the Light: Death and Rebirth in "Doctor Who: The End of Time (Part Two)"

3 January 2010 8:59 AM, PST | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »

The Doctor is bigger than just one man. To date now, eleven actors have taken on the mantle of The Doctor, the alien time-traveler who travels about the heavens in a blue police call box that's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. The Doctor's frequent regeneration speaks not only of the resilience of the spirit but also to the temporary nature of all things. It's a reminder that, with each step we make, death stalks all of us, human and Time Lord, mortal and immortal alike. It's what we choose to make of that death--and of that life--that define us for who we really are. With last night's final 2009-10 Doctor Who special, Doctor Who: The End of Time (Part Two), written by Russell T. Davies and directed by Euros Lyn, we said goodbye to the actor whom many of us believe has best embodied »

- Jace

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What a Difference a Day Makes - Barrowman Finds a Knight To Bear His Standard and Slay Neil Patrick Harris

2 January 2010 5:25 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Who's this now?

Well, this is an interesting twist.

Yesterday, we mentioned that Neil Patrick Harris had taken to his Twitter with a low-key appeal for votes in Man of the Decade, and had mounted what seemed to be a huge lead. Even once John Barrowman engaged via his own Twitter, we though maybe the 42x multiple Nph had in followers might make the race over.

Enter Jonathan Ross, riding on a white stallion, to aid his friend John Barrowman. Jonathan is, for lack of a better comparison for our U.S. readers, a sort of Jay Leno in the UK, except people don't seem to hate him. In fact they love him so much, he's got about 500,000 followers on Twitter. So when he put the story out there that Barrowman was going down to Nph, things took on a life of their own.

Twitter can no longer count the »

- lostinmiami

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The Tenth Doctor's Top 5 Doctor Who Episodes

2 January 2010 5:24 PM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

When Doctor Who was resurrected in 2005, it featured actor Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor. You see, as a Time Lord, the Doctor has the power to regenerate whenever mortally wounded. But it's not as easy as that — he also changes his appearance and personality. It's a clever way for the show to exchange actors without too much of a fuss.

When Eccleston's Doctor regenerated into the Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant, there was a bit of an outrage. People threatened to quit watching the show, and Tennant was criticized for his portrayal of the doctor in the closing minutes of the series one finale, "The Parting of the Ways." Over the course of the next three seasons (and eight specials), however, Tennant's Doctor became one of the most beloved actors to ever portray the benevolent alien — he was even recently voted the best Doctor by fans. »

- Sam McPherson

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‘Doctor Who: The End of Time’ Review & Discussion [Updated]

2 January 2010 5:18 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

With the holiday season upon us, now is the time to sit back, relax and enjoy the company of your loved ones. Although, if you’re the part of the world where snow is common (like myself), you’re already sick of the white devil powder that covers everything. Fortunately, we’ve got more important things to worry about. What’s so important, you ask? Well, it’s just The End Of Time.

Not only the end of time, but also the end of an era. Since the 2005 return of Doctor Who, we’ve been blessed with two wonderful actors portraying the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. It’s been over 4 years since we said goodbye to Eccleston and now the time is upon us again.

Time to say goodbye to David Tennant.

 

[Update: This will cover “Doctor Who: The End of Time” (Part 2).]

Click here to go to the second page and view the review of “Dr. Who and »

- Anthony Ocasio

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